A beautiful flower that has bloomed for thousands of years in the hot and humid conditions in Greece; depicted in ancient illustrations from Crete in the palace of Knossos and in Cycladic frescoes in Santorini. The "sea lily" was of great religious significance to the Ancient Greeks of Mycenae, and even today is known as the "Virgin Mary Lily'' as it is in bloom August 15th, a holy day to the Greeks. It is a perennial that blooms from August to October. Mid July it begins to